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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO JUSTICES OF SUPREME, SUPERIOR, AND FAMILY COURTS

     

     Introduced By: Senator Daniel DaPonte

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 8-3-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-3 entitled "Justices of

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Supreme, Superior, and Family Courts" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     8-3-12. Retirement of judges with general assembly or office service. -- Any person,

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who has served as a member of the general assembly, as a general officer, and as a justice of the

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supreme court, the superior court, the family court, or the district court, whose combined service

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as a member of the general assembly, a justice, and a general officer is twenty (20) years or more

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and who has retired, resigned, or and completed such service prior to January 1, 2014, shall, upon

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reaching the age of sixty-two (62) years, receive during life a sum equal to three-fourths (3/4) of

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the highest annual salary that the person was receiving during such service.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO JUSTICES OF SUPREME, SUPERIOR, AND FAMILY COURTS

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     This act would entitle any person who has served as a member of the general assembly,

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as a general officer, and as a court justice, for at least twenty (20) total years of service, to receive

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retirement benefits as long as that person retired, resigned and completed all service prior to

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January 1, 2014.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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